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I've read a bit about non-audible frequencies and their contribution to audible frequencies through inter-modulation... It's interesting to ponder the ramifications of this stuff and I'm sure engineers (audio and otherwise) can debate endlessly on the subject. I can state without hesitation that in fairly nice studio type environments, my mini-disc player has yet to offend my ears. I just don't HEAR the difference... although I can understand the various concerns about that difference. It's just not a problem for me... (And I'm glad because it's tiny, affordable, random access, editable... it's amazing... there's nothing else like it out there. I'll switch when there's portable cd-rw recorders costing ~$200 bucks... (or ultra-reliable-super-powerful-but-cheap laptops available). Til then... It's mini-disc all the way baby! -Miko >>> dakshah@yahoo.com 03/13/01 01:15PM >>> I've looked at MDs, but have wondered how the lossy compression & EQ would get along. My understanding is that Sony's algorithm removes 'unheard' frequencies, these frequencies being unheard due to a psychoacoustic phenomenon called masking (http://www.minidisc.org/MaskingPaper.html) So if these frequencies are not present on the MD after recording, wouldn't the effectiveness of subsequent EQ (say, on a mixer) be hampered by the lack of these frequencies? Stephen --- Mike Biffle <Mbiffle@svg.com> wrote: > It uses a compression algorythm which is a "lossy" > process... that means it removes small bits of > data... leaving the mini-disc sound quality at > slightly lower than cd (but miles beyond cassette > tape). I've never noticed it myself... It smokes! ===== Stephen __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/